Talk:Pancreaticoduodenectomy

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[edit] Merge Proposal

I suggest merging this page with pancreaticoduodenectomy --Iglesias 01:50, 26 Dec 2004 (UTC)

I disagree. With the advent of new variations on the pancreaticoduodenectomy, the Whipple should remain differentiated from the others. 130.64.107.169 20:40, 21 November 2005 (UTC)Bouffard

Wikipedia is not really a medical textbook, but an encyclopedia, and I do not think that every individual variation of every surgical procedure should have its own article. If we follow this line of thought, why stop at one article for gastrectomy if we could have articles for subtotal gastrectomy, hemigastrectomy, antrectomy, sleeve gastrectomy, total gastrectomy, proximal subtotal gastrectomy and esophagogastrectomy? But, IMHO, that way madness lies.--Iglesias 21:15, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

Support keeping separate articles, per Bouffard. --Arcadian 23:03, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

I am a surgical resident, and I think that "Whipple Procedure" should redirect to "Pancreaticoduodenectomy." Although there are different types of pancreaticoduodenectomies, in the surgical community the term "Whipple" is still used casually to refer to any pancreaticoduodenectomy. In fact, a true Whipple is never performed today, it's a modification of it. So I think that for the general public, the articles should be merged, with an explanation of the different variations being in the article. Tulane97 19:25, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

I agree with the merge. Ewlyahoocom 08:24, 4 February 2006 (UTC)